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V TIH ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. - ?? ; FOURTH YEAR. '-PIICENIX, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1894. VOL. V. NO. 184. PEACE ON EARTH CHINESE. BANQUET. THE FAR WEST. emem k r or QS8S I unnstmas. I Remember the Big Clothing Store j iGrQLDBERG BROSJ Always Remember Our Free Labor (lea. i SKILLED LABOR Receives a Cut From 10 to 20 Per Cent. Final Settlement of the Homestead Trouble. Hugh O'Donnell Consulted by Workmen." Advises Them to Accept Terms As They Probably Can Do No Better. By the Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 24. The new Bcale of wages in the great Homestead plant was pasted in eleven different departments of the mill today. Common laborers will receive the eame wages they are now getting. Ia the mill there is a redaction of from 10 to 20 per cent among skilled laoorers. The men consulted Hugh O'Donnell, who was their leader in the big strike, but who has not worked in the mill eince, and he advised them to accept the terms as they could do no better. They will follow his advice. WILL NOT STOP. Parkhurst Will Keep on Investigating.Commission or No Commission the Doctor Will Go a Slumming Still. By the Associated Press. Nkw York, Dec. 24. Dr. Parkhurst is not pleased with the prospect that the investigation of the police corruption is to be stopped before heads of departments have been called upon to testify and still he is pleased with the proposal which is said to be favored by members of the Lexow commission that Superintendent Byrnes be charged with reorganizing the department. Dr. Parkhurst " said today that he would not stop even when the senate commission did. He said he believed the commission is about threugh with Berious work. 1MB worn AN ARDENT LOVER. The Amorous Adventure of Jesus Maria Qulhuls. Jesus Maria Qiihuis is an ardent lover aod in jail. All Sunday night he was out en a serenading expedition. Early yesterday morning, with the other serenaders, he stopped at the house of an acquaintance in South Phoenix, where he met his inamorata, and, rnore's the pity, he met her mother. Seiior Quihuij, enlivened by the music which he had been instrumental in creating, was exhuberant and in high feather. He did what he would not do in amid more Berious surroundings; hat, for instance, he would not have done yesterday when the stern eye of justice impersonated in Colonel Johnstone was riveted upon him. That is he attempted unpardonable familiarities with the young lady. When her mother interfered in the interest of propriety, Sefior Quihuis landed on her cheek with sufficient force to level her with the ground and propagate a lumD as big as a goosi egg. He was arrested by Constable Garfias and all of this came out at the trial. He was sent to jail for fifteen days. OFFICIAL RECEPTION. A New Year's Event In Honor of the Chamber of Commerce. On New Year's day President Kell-ner of the chamber of commerce will give an official reception at his res-dence corner of Third and Jeflferson streets. The reception will continue from 2 to 5 p. m. and the guests will include the directors of the chamber of commerce, the governor and territorial officials, the court and county officials, the mayor and city government, the preBS, public school officials, bankers merchants and business men, railroad and transtortation officials, officers of the National guard, officials of the Are department and leaders and officers of the bands. The members of the reception com? mittee are Vice-President L. H. Goodrich and Directors E. J. Bennitt, W. D. Fulwiler, Thos. Armstrong, Jr., and M. V. Messenger. The committee on banqnet hall are Directors E. Ganz, Bruce Perley, Thos. W. Hine and A. Redewill. ARMY POST FOR SPOKANE. Live City of the Northwest Bids for Bluecoats. Washington, Dec. 24. There is a prospect that the recommendations of Gen. Schofield and Gen. Otis, for the establishment of a military post at Spokane, Wash., will be carried out. Spokane has offered 1,000 acres of land. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fnlr Highest Award.' - Celebration of Christmas in Phoenix. How the Anniversary Dawned Last Night. Churches Ablaze With Light and Radiant Faces. Snow and Ice and the Rigorous North Not Necessary Adjuncts of the Great Holiday. It is unnecessary to inform the populace that this is Christmas. The greatest anniversary of the anniversaries of all oations has not approached like a thief in the night. The preparations for its obsetvance have been long and elaborate. It is said by those who have spent Christmas tide in the southern hemisphere, or even in the tropical and Bemi-tropical region of the northern hemisphere, that something was lacking. Maybe it was the snow and ice of the north, where the festal day was born, for though Christmas is popularly supposed to be the anniversary ol the Savior's biith, there has been engrafted upou the beautiful conception an arcient custom of the rigorous north. Today has not been preceded in Phoenix by snow or ice or frost, but for all thit Christines here can sever more be regarded as an emigre holiday. Never before were such preparations for its observance. For weeks the shelves and tables of stores have been laden with holiday goods. . For days the mails have been crowded with gifts for eastern and northern friends. The children of Phoenix seemed to feel by instinct that this was to be such a Christmas as they had never eeen before, and they looked fci ward to it with unusual impatience. .The churches easily fH?'. into the same A-ay of thinking, and vied with each other in the completeness of their preparations f r its celebration. At the Presbyterian church probably the largest crowd of all assembled to participate in the Christmas exercises. A program had been prepared which included interesting musical and literary features as well as the religious praise offerings appropriate to the celebration of the birth of Christ. The children were very much in eidence and a Christmas tree, with a reserve fund of boxes and paresis in tug vestry, yielded a crop of useful, ornamental and eo')d tasting gifts to the immense delight of all. An immense crowd of young and old j congregated at the Center street Methodist church. Even more teams were tied outside than is customary on Sunday. The children sang, read and recitecf.and some of the vary youngones even squalled. The choir rendered glad music. The parents listened to all in admiring ecstasy, and at last the gifts from a gigantic Chmtmas tree were distributed freely and lavishly to all. The windows of the Washington Street M. E. church were ablaze wilh the light thrown not only from the usual sources of illumination, bnt from the radiance of a blooming Christmas tree reflected from the faces of scores of happy children and scores of parents whose happiness was sympathetic but genuine. Not less imposing were the arrangements at the Second Avenue Baptist church. Beside the indispensable Christmas tree there were interesting religious services arid an excellent musical program. At the other churches there were services commemorative of the approaching day, and in- the privacy of many families Christmas eve was made an epoch in the lives of hundreds of children. While Santa Claus will bring joy. and happiness to the little ones in schools and homes, the "Commemoration of the -Birth of Christ," will be duly observed today at the Catholic church. Early masB with an appropriate sermon in SpaniBh will be celebrated at 7 a. m. by Rev. F. Jouvenceau, For high mass (Christ's mass) a good program has been arranged, "Battmann's masB in F will be rendered by the newly organized choir. Soprano eoloiBts : Miss Nellie Walsh, f'Et incarnatus." Misa Johnson, "Ave Maria," Miss Cora Brill, alto soloist, Mies Lola Moreno, organist, Miss L. Arriola. Christmas sermon "Beauty and excellence of the Mystery of Incarnation" by Rev. M. Vandermaesen. Rosary and benediction at 6 p. m. instead of 6:30 p. m. On Wednesday afternoon, 2fith, at 4:30, the Sunday school of the Episcopal church will have their Christmas entertainment. An attractive program will be rendered and the public ia cordially invited. Coin and Bullion. ' San Fbancisco, Dec. 24. Silver bars, per oz., 59X59; Mexican dollars, 5051. Appreciative Pupils and Gratified Teachers. A Pleasing Incident in the History of the N ight School for Chinese- Something happened at theCreamery last night which enlisted the sympathy of about eighty Americans with China in her quarrel with Japan. A little more than a year ago eeveral Christian young men and women, mem-beit of societies of various city churches opened a night school for Chinese. They were prepared for a great deal of apathy upon the part of tbeir pupils and were pleasantly surprised to find from the very outset that their efforts were understood and fully appreciated. The ten Chinese who joined at the beginning rented a room ' on First street between Adams and Monroe. The number of pupils rapidly increased and considerable proficiency was attained in the study of elementary English, and even mathematics, the bugbear of Chinese students, was taken up. When the warm weather came on the school was temporarily discontinued but the pupils kept the rent paid up during the summer months so that when the school wag opened in September it had a comfortable home. There are now thirty pupils enrolled and they come from the best Chinese, the merchants and restaurant-keepers, who have been weaned away from a natural, and it may also be eaid, a national tendency toward the gambling table. The instruction is also of a semi-religious character, eemi-religious in the sense that it is not denominational.But all this is prelimiuaiy to the event at the Creamery last .night. The Chinese pupils decided to give their teachers and all others interested, actively or passively, in the night school, a banquet. At haif-past 8 o'clock the tables ol" the Creamery were laden with every good thing that belongs to the Christmas season. They were decorated with miniature Christmas trees, from whose taper-lighted branches were pendent articles of Chinese ornamentation. Never was a banquet in Phoenix more thoroughly aud honestly enjoyed than this one by the self-sacrificing young: men and women in whose honor it was given. But their enjoyment was no keener than that of the broad-smiiins Chinese waiteis who Ekurried along the tables to replenish empty plates and coffee cups and to anticipate the wants of the guestB. 2Ts At the close a brief address was delivered by ?Ir. H. A. Diehl, whs has been foremost in the maintenance of the school, an I by Rev. Mr. McKinney and representatives from the various church socitiea. Every speech was received with load applause on the part of the pupils who had assembled at one end of the dini room. The expected reward of the teachers, was the good which they hoped might be accomplished and the appreciation of their pupils. The manifestation last nlgh.t was a big installment of their pay. KICKED HIS JAW. Upholsterer Capron Is Murdered by a Nagro. Quarreled About a Bill of SIS Which the White Man Would Not Pay. By the Associated Press. Tacoma, Wash., Dsc. 21. E. R. Capron, an upholsterer, was killed this afternoon by W. T. Taylor, a negro . Taylor is also an upholsterer. The men were quarreling when Taylor Buddenly struck Capron a terrible blow in the face and knocked him down. They were standing near the curbstone; when Capron fell Taylor gave him an awful kick under the chin. Capron'e neck was broken and ha died in ten minutes. The murderer claims Capron refused to pay him a bill of .$18 and that this led to the q'larrel. WHIPPED HIS RELATIVE. In Turn Taken Out and Beaten by Two Men. Nose Broken and Body Bruised by Friends of His Former Victim. By the Associated PresB. 'Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. John Moore, a Balesman for a wholesale clothing house in this city, was taken from his home at Marietta Saturday night by two men and so severely beaten that he ia still confined to hia bed. Hia nose was broken and other parts of his body badly bruised. The outrage is supposed to be the work of friends of a relative of Moore, whom he fought and whipped several months ago. Representatives Hold the Capital. Balance of Congress Home for Xmas. Washington Rests in a Dreadful Calm, Which But Precedes Important Deeds of the Early Days of 1895, By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 24. The capi'ol was practically deserted today. Only a few rambling Bight-Eeers, the capitol police and now and then a stray senator or representative awoke echoes of its spacious corridora. The charm of the festivities of Christmas at home was a magnet that had drawn every one who could leave from the congressional grist mill. Only members and senators from the far west and those whose families are in Washington remained here. Several of them were at their desks for a short time today, examining their mail, but they had put their congressional labors behind them and matters congressional were in a state of suspended animation. TORTURING NEGROES. Brutal Acts of Whites Who SeskWaverley Pike. Good Citizens Will Arm Themselves and Protect the Darkles If Necessary. By thz Associated Tress. Atlanta, Ga Dec. 24. A special to the Journal from Q iitinan, Ga., at 3 p. m. ears: the latest news of the race trouble is that bands of white men are catching women ai.d children and applying torture to make them reveal the hiding place of Waverly Pike. Three negroes have hsea killed. Good citizens are incensed and unless the mob can be quelled they will arm themselves and protect thedarkies. The sheriff is organizing a posse to go to the Beat of trouble and the governor will be telegraphed for troops if the trouble cannot be put down at once. Large crowds of whites and blacks are here. The negroes are appealing for protection. Many negroes have left their homes in the upp-jr portion of ths countiy and say they are afraid to stay there. WILL NOT PROSECUTE. Indicted for Retarding Mails But Dismissed by District Attorney. Denver, Colo., Dec. 24 In the United States court today the uistrict attorney entered nolle prosse on cfty-nine indictments against Trinidad people charged with retarding the mails during the strike last summer. "THROUGH THE LINES." i Successful Production of the Great Military Drama. . Local talent assisted by an imported artist or two presented last night at the opera house the great military drama "Through the Linps." The hall was fairly well filled when the curtain rose and before the beginning of the second act by the arrival of those who had been attending the various Christmas tree exercises waa quite crowded. The play ran along smoothly from beginning to finale and 30 even and skilful was the work of the players that it seemed scarcely credible to many of the acdieuca that the everyday frienis of their everyday walks and rides were the anists of the evening. It was all evidently the result of careiul training and rigid rehearsal. The characters had nearly all learned their parts perfectly and recited their lines with confidence and ease. Applause was given freely, but only when richly deserved. The audience, while quick to recognize a really meritorious piece of acting, displayed no manifestations of favoritism. To enumerate those who acquitted themselves with marked credit would be to mention the entire ccst. Here are the names of those who did especially well: Miss McMullen and Mrs.Cooley, Messis. Kellum, Wickham, Pembroke, Ziegenfuss, Miss Farrington, and Messrs, Peoples, Reinhart, McNair and Prescott. The music of the orchestra was excellently rendered and singing of the quartet pleased the crowd to the point of liberal applause. The same company will put on Henry Irvina'a masterpiece, "The Bells," some time next week. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder i Most Perfect Made.

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V TIH ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. - ?? ; FOURTH YEAR. '-PIICENIX, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1894. VOL. V. NO. 184. PEACE ON EARTH CHINESE. BANQUET. THE FAR WEST. emem k r or QS8S I unnstmas. I Remember the Big Clothing Store j iGrQLDBERG BROSJ Always Remember Our Free Labor (lea. i SKILLED LABOR Receives a Cut From 10 to 20 Per Cent. Final Settlement of the Homestead Trouble. Hugh O'Donnell Consulted by Workmen." Advises Them to Accept Terms As They Probably Can Do No Better. By the Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 24. The new Bcale of wages in the great Homestead plant was pasted in eleven different departments of the mill today. Common laborers will receive the eame wages they are now getting. Ia the mill there is a redaction of from 10 to 20 per cent among skilled laoorers. The men consulted Hugh O'Donnell, who was their leader in the big strike, but who has not worked in the mill eince, and he advised them to accept the terms as they could do no better. They will follow his advice. WILL NOT STOP. Parkhurst Will Keep on Investigating.Commission or No Commission the Doctor Will Go a Slumming Still. By the Associated Press. Nkw York, Dec. 24. Dr. Parkhurst is not pleased with the prospect that the investigation of the police corruption is to be stopped before heads of departments have been called upon to testify and still he is pleased with the proposal which is said to be favored by members of the Lexow commission that Superintendent Byrnes be charged with reorganizing the department. Dr. Parkhurst " said today that he would not stop even when the senate commission did. He said he believed the commission is about threugh with Berious work. 1MB worn AN ARDENT LOVER. The Amorous Adventure of Jesus Maria Qulhuls. Jesus Maria Qiihuis is an ardent lover aod in jail. All Sunday night he was out en a serenading expedition. Early yesterday morning, with the other serenaders, he stopped at the house of an acquaintance in South Phoenix, where he met his inamorata, and, rnore's the pity, he met her mother. Seiior Quihuij, enlivened by the music which he had been instrumental in creating, was exhuberant and in high feather. He did what he would not do in amid more Berious surroundings; hat, for instance, he would not have done yesterday when the stern eye of justice impersonated in Colonel Johnstone was riveted upon him. That is he attempted unpardonable familiarities with the young lady. When her mother interfered in the interest of propriety, Sefior Quihuis landed on her cheek with sufficient force to level her with the ground and propagate a lumD as big as a goosi egg. He was arrested by Constable Garfias and all of this came out at the trial. He was sent to jail for fifteen days. OFFICIAL RECEPTION. A New Year's Event In Honor of the Chamber of Commerce. On New Year's day President Kell-ner of the chamber of commerce will give an official reception at his res-dence corner of Third and Jeflferson streets. The reception will continue from 2 to 5 p. m. and the guests will include the directors of the chamber of commerce, the governor and territorial officials, the court and county officials, the mayor and city government, the preBS, public school officials, bankers merchants and business men, railroad and transtortation officials, officers of the National guard, officials of the Are department and leaders and officers of the bands. The members of the reception com? mittee are Vice-President L. H. Goodrich and Directors E. J. Bennitt, W. D. Fulwiler, Thos. Armstrong, Jr., and M. V. Messenger. The committee on banqnet hall are Directors E. Ganz, Bruce Perley, Thos. W. Hine and A. Redewill. ARMY POST FOR SPOKANE. Live City of the Northwest Bids for Bluecoats. Washington, Dec. 24. There is a prospect that the recommendations of Gen. Schofield and Gen. Otis, for the establishment of a military post at Spokane, Wash., will be carried out. Spokane has offered 1,000 acres of land. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fnlr Highest Award.' - Celebration of Christmas in Phoenix. How the Anniversary Dawned Last Night. Churches Ablaze With Light and Radiant Faces. Snow and Ice and the Rigorous North Not Necessary Adjuncts of the Great Holiday. It is unnecessary to inform the populace that this is Christmas. The greatest anniversary of the anniversaries of all oations has not approached like a thief in the night. The preparations for its obsetvance have been long and elaborate. It is said by those who have spent Christmas tide in the southern hemisphere, or even in the tropical and Bemi-tropical region of the northern hemisphere, that something was lacking. Maybe it was the snow and ice of the north, where the festal day was born, for though Christmas is popularly supposed to be the anniversary ol the Savior's biith, there has been engrafted upou the beautiful conception an arcient custom of the rigorous north. Today has not been preceded in Phoenix by snow or ice or frost, but for all thit Christines here can sever more be regarded as an emigre holiday. Never before were such preparations for its observance. For weeks the shelves and tables of stores have been laden with holiday goods. . For days the mails have been crowded with gifts for eastern and northern friends. The children of Phoenix seemed to feel by instinct that this was to be such a Christmas as they had never eeen before, and they looked fci ward to it with unusual impatience. .The churches easily fH?'. into the same A-ay of thinking, and vied with each other in the completeness of their preparations f r its celebration. At the Presbyterian church probably the largest crowd of all assembled to participate in the Christmas exercises. A program had been prepared which included interesting musical and literary features as well as the religious praise offerings appropriate to the celebration of the birth of Christ. The children were very much in eidence and a Christmas tree, with a reserve fund of boxes and paresis in tug vestry, yielded a crop of useful, ornamental and eo')d tasting gifts to the immense delight of all. An immense crowd of young and old j congregated at the Center street Methodist church. Even more teams were tied outside than is customary on Sunday. The children sang, read and recitecf.and some of the vary youngones even squalled. The choir rendered glad music. The parents listened to all in admiring ecstasy, and at last the gifts from a gigantic Chmtmas tree were distributed freely and lavishly to all. The windows of the Washington Street M. E. church were ablaze wilh the light thrown not only from the usual sources of illumination, bnt from the radiance of a blooming Christmas tree reflected from the faces of scores of happy children and scores of parents whose happiness was sympathetic but genuine. Not less imposing were the arrangements at the Second Avenue Baptist church. Beside the indispensable Christmas tree there were interesting religious services arid an excellent musical program. At the other churches there were services commemorative of the approaching day, and in- the privacy of many families Christmas eve was made an epoch in the lives of hundreds of children. While Santa Claus will bring joy. and happiness to the little ones in schools and homes, the "Commemoration of the -Birth of Christ," will be duly observed today at the Catholic church. Early masB with an appropriate sermon in SpaniBh will be celebrated at 7 a. m. by Rev. F. Jouvenceau, For high mass (Christ's mass) a good program has been arranged, "Battmann's masB in F will be rendered by the newly organized choir. Soprano eoloiBts : Miss Nellie Walsh, f'Et incarnatus." Misa Johnson, "Ave Maria," Miss Cora Brill, alto soloist, Mies Lola Moreno, organist, Miss L. Arriola. Christmas sermon "Beauty and excellence of the Mystery of Incarnation" by Rev. M. Vandermaesen. Rosary and benediction at 6 p. m. instead of 6:30 p. m. On Wednesday afternoon, 2fith, at 4:30, the Sunday school of the Episcopal church will have their Christmas entertainment. An attractive program will be rendered and the public ia cordially invited. Coin and Bullion. ' San Fbancisco, Dec. 24. Silver bars, per oz., 59X59; Mexican dollars, 5051. Appreciative Pupils and Gratified Teachers. A Pleasing Incident in the History of the N ight School for Chinese- Something happened at theCreamery last night which enlisted the sympathy of about eighty Americans with China in her quarrel with Japan. A little more than a year ago eeveral Christian young men and women, mem-beit of societies of various city churches opened a night school for Chinese. They were prepared for a great deal of apathy upon the part of tbeir pupils and were pleasantly surprised to find from the very outset that their efforts were understood and fully appreciated. The ten Chinese who joined at the beginning rented a room ' on First street between Adams and Monroe. The number of pupils rapidly increased and considerable proficiency was attained in the study of elementary English, and even mathematics, the bugbear of Chinese students, was taken up. When the warm weather came on the school was temporarily discontinued but the pupils kept the rent paid up during the summer months so that when the school wag opened in September it had a comfortable home. There are now thirty pupils enrolled and they come from the best Chinese, the merchants and restaurant-keepers, who have been weaned away from a natural, and it may also be eaid, a national tendency toward the gambling table. The instruction is also of a semi-religious character, eemi-religious in the sense that it is not denominational.But all this is prelimiuaiy to the event at the Creamery last .night. The Chinese pupils decided to give their teachers and all others interested, actively or passively, in the night school, a banquet. At haif-past 8 o'clock the tables ol" the Creamery were laden with every good thing that belongs to the Christmas season. They were decorated with miniature Christmas trees, from whose taper-lighted branches were pendent articles of Chinese ornamentation. Never was a banquet in Phoenix more thoroughly aud honestly enjoyed than this one by the self-sacrificing young: men and women in whose honor it was given. But their enjoyment was no keener than that of the broad-smiiins Chinese waiteis who Ekurried along the tables to replenish empty plates and coffee cups and to anticipate the wants of the guestB. 2Ts At the close a brief address was delivered by ?Ir. H. A. Diehl, whs has been foremost in the maintenance of the school, an I by Rev. Mr. McKinney and representatives from the various church socitiea. Every speech was received with load applause on the part of the pupils who had assembled at one end of the dini room. The expected reward of the teachers, was the good which they hoped might be accomplished and the appreciation of their pupils. The manifestation last nlgh.t was a big installment of their pay. KICKED HIS JAW. Upholsterer Capron Is Murdered by a Nagro. Quarreled About a Bill of SIS Which the White Man Would Not Pay. By the Associated Press. Tacoma, Wash., Dsc. 21. E. R. Capron, an upholsterer, was killed this afternoon by W. T. Taylor, a negro . Taylor is also an upholsterer. The men were quarreling when Taylor Buddenly struck Capron a terrible blow in the face and knocked him down. They were standing near the curbstone; when Capron fell Taylor gave him an awful kick under the chin. Capron'e neck was broken and ha died in ten minutes. The murderer claims Capron refused to pay him a bill of .$18 and that this led to the q'larrel. WHIPPED HIS RELATIVE. In Turn Taken Out and Beaten by Two Men. Nose Broken and Body Bruised by Friends of His Former Victim. By the Associated PresB. 'Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. John Moore, a Balesman for a wholesale clothing house in this city, was taken from his home at Marietta Saturday night by two men and so severely beaten that he ia still confined to hia bed. Hia nose was broken and other parts of his body badly bruised. The outrage is supposed to be the work of friends of a relative of Moore, whom he fought and whipped several months ago. Representatives Hold the Capital. Balance of Congress Home for Xmas. Washington Rests in a Dreadful Calm, Which But Precedes Important Deeds of the Early Days of 1895, By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 24. The capi'ol was practically deserted today. Only a few rambling Bight-Eeers, the capitol police and now and then a stray senator or representative awoke echoes of its spacious corridora. The charm of the festivities of Christmas at home was a magnet that had drawn every one who could leave from the congressional grist mill. Only members and senators from the far west and those whose families are in Washington remained here. Several of them were at their desks for a short time today, examining their mail, but they had put their congressional labors behind them and matters congressional were in a state of suspended animation. TORTURING NEGROES. Brutal Acts of Whites Who SeskWaverley Pike. Good Citizens Will Arm Themselves and Protect the Darkles If Necessary. By thz Associated Tress. Atlanta, Ga Dec. 24. A special to the Journal from Q iitinan, Ga., at 3 p. m. ears: the latest news of the race trouble is that bands of white men are catching women ai.d children and applying torture to make them reveal the hiding place of Waverly Pike. Three negroes have hsea killed. Good citizens are incensed and unless the mob can be quelled they will arm themselves and protect thedarkies. The sheriff is organizing a posse to go to the Beat of trouble and the governor will be telegraphed for troops if the trouble cannot be put down at once. Large crowds of whites and blacks are here. The negroes are appealing for protection. Many negroes have left their homes in the upp-jr portion of ths countiy and say they are afraid to stay there. WILL NOT PROSECUTE. Indicted for Retarding Mails But Dismissed by District Attorney. Denver, Colo., Dec. 24 In the United States court today the uistrict attorney entered nolle prosse on cfty-nine indictments against Trinidad people charged with retarding the mails during the strike last summer. "THROUGH THE LINES." i Successful Production of the Great Military Drama. . Local talent assisted by an imported artist or two presented last night at the opera house the great military drama "Through the Linps." The hall was fairly well filled when the curtain rose and before the beginning of the second act by the arrival of those who had been attending the various Christmas tree exercises waa quite crowded. The play ran along smoothly from beginning to finale and 30 even and skilful was the work of the players that it seemed scarcely credible to many of the acdieuca that the everyday frienis of their everyday walks and rides were the anists of the evening. It was all evidently the result of careiul training and rigid rehearsal. The characters had nearly all learned their parts perfectly and recited their lines with confidence and ease. Applause was given freely, but only when richly deserved. The audience, while quick to recognize a really meritorious piece of acting, displayed no manifestations of favoritism. To enumerate those who acquitted themselves with marked credit would be to mention the entire ccst. Here are the names of those who did especially well: Miss McMullen and Mrs.Cooley, Messis. Kellum, Wickham, Pembroke, Ziegenfuss, Miss Farrington, and Messrs, Peoples, Reinhart, McNair and Prescott. The music of the orchestra was excellently rendered and singing of the quartet pleased the crowd to the point of liberal applause. The same company will put on Henry Irvina'a masterpiece, "The Bells," some time next week. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder i Most Perfect Made.